Assignment:
1. Compare the legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa and the Americas with the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India.
2. What cultural factors caused the differences in outcomes?
3. What legacies have the differences in types of encounters and degrees of cultural change left today?
4. Had syncretism not occurred in the Americas, how might modern culture be different?
5. If cultural syncretism had taken root during early encounters in China or India, how might they be different today?
Each member of the group will accept a research role and a writing role within the creation of the project. These roles will be posted to the Small Group Discussion Board area. The substantive participation in the research and writing process by each member will be evident in the small group discussion board area.
One cohesive, final document, 3 to 4 pages in length, (cover page and work cited page not included) should be crafted from the work of all participating members.